South Houston High School - Palladium Yearbook (South Houston, TX)

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Variety of Trades Although agriculture is the old- est and most important of human occupations, the use of scientific knowledge and training in the pursuit of agriculture is a rela- tively recent developmentf At South Houston the students get a working knowledge of farm life and farm enterprises by entering livestock shows and participating in judging contests for plants, livestock, and meat. Ralph Sheram and Gene Sollock relax after a hard day's work. Ralph Sheram, teacher of voca- tional agriculture and co-sponsor of FFA, received his BS. degree from Sam Houston State College. Gene Sollock acquired his BS. and M.Ed. from Sam Houston State College. Along with teach- ing vocational agriculture, he is co-sponsor of FFA. ':P0rkchop Holcombe shows off his lamb chops.

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Three heads are better than one thinks .lim Stutzman in deep meditation over a problem encountered in mechanical draw- ing. Consultants are William Walters and Mike Walker. Industrial Arts Offel Mechanical drawing consists of a thorough knowledge of floor plans, elevations, perspectives, and fasteners. When a student has completed all mechanical drawing subjects offered at South Hous- ton, he should have a good foundation for a further study of architecture or engineering. James H. Fritsch, a graduate of Sam Houston State College with a B.S. degree, teaches mechanical drawing. He al- so sponsors the Racket Club. Just 8,003 more shingles to go! ex- claims Dennis Pet- tis as she puts on the final touches on her term project in mechanical drawing.

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What Would You Like to Know? Librarian Margaret Rose Lodge received her B.A. and l3.S. from Rice University and North Texas State College respectively. Besides her many duties as librarian she also sponsors the Library Club and the National Honor So- ciety. Like a giant brain that remembers all that scientists, historians, poets, and philosophers have thought and learned, the library makes this knowl- edge available to each student of South Houston High School. This year 600 new books have been added. At present the library subscribes to five newspapers, seventy-five periodicals, has seven different encyclo- pedias, and has over 6,600 books, or ten books per student. For the benefit of the student body the library is open each Tuesday and Thurs- day afternoon for afternoon study. Muriel McCarley, who is new here this year, assists both in the library and the attendance office. Bill Marsh and Nancy Winkler sign into the library to check out books for reports. Look under the subject heading to find material for your research pa- per,', explains Sally Roberts to Douglas DeLong. 50